RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

North Coast Brother Thelonious

North Coast Brother Thelonious - Belgian Strong Ale

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
93
overall
Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Fort Bragg, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8183.62/5.03.61/5.0Special9%81.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
View Statistics  P 

Commercial Description:
With the developing interest in Belgian abbey ales and the monasteries that brew them, it’s time to remind the world that here in the U.S., we have a Monk of our own. Jazz icon Thelonious Monk is the inspiration for North Coast Brewing’s new Belgian-style abbey ale called, appropriately enough, Brother Thelonious. The beer is being released in conjunction with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (www.monkinstitute.org), and the brewery will make a contribution to the Institute for every case sold to support jazz education. Like a Belgian “Dark Strong Ale”, the beer is rich and robust with an ABV of 9%. The package is a 750 ml bottle with a traditional cork and wire finish and features a label picturing the jazz master himself.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 Cletus (5002), Connecticut, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 31, 2009  
Pours light brown with a tan head. Smells of perfume, spice, dry malt, some floral hints, dark fruit, molasses. Tastes of dry malt, bananas, dark fruit, some sweet molasses, dry spicy finish.


 arrogantb (695), Denver, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 31, 2009  
Brown color with a smattering of bubbles at the surface of the beer. The first thing I smell is like chocolate and makes me think of Old Stock. The taste is fruity, like plums, with an almost barleywine flavor. This seems like Old Stock with Belgian yeast….This is a sipper for sure given the ABV. There is some noticeable phenolic flavor but is is not strong enough to detract from the flavor. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 10-22-2007 15:08:19


 SHIG (2012), Aviano, Italy
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 30, 2009  
Bottle: Poured a reddish orange rusted copper color, head was thick beige. Aroma was sweet with caramel and molasses. Taste was rich with molasses and some soft fruit.


 HighlanderOne (538), Somewherein, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 22, 2009  
Poured from big bottle. Aroma of burnt caramel. Dark mahogany with tan head that thins out. A lot of things going in in the flavor - molasses, raisin, plum, banana, and pepper. Flavors are well blended and hide the 9% ABV well. Good finish. A fine beer.


 roder60 (1019), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Aug 20, 2009  
Tried this at the Pittsburgh Brew at the Zoo and it was the favorite thing I tasted all night. Pours a dark purplish brown color with a nice layer of frothy tan head that stays the entire drink. Aroma is very sweet and sugary, lots of raisins, brown sugar and spice. Flavor is a wonderfuly complex mix of chocolate, caramel, dark fruits, raisins, and a rummy booziness in the finish that makes you want to sip this near a fire. Excellent beer.


 drowland (1360), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 17, 2009  
Had at the Hop Leaf in Chicago. A pretty tasty and good interpretation with typical but good Belgian characteristics.


 Beardface (977), Eugene, Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 13, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Pours out a light brown with hints of red to it and an inch and a half tan head. Aroma is full of sugar, raisins, caramel, some light breadiness. Flavor is a lot the same with the raisins and caramel malt being at the forefront. Leaves a bit of a bitter aftertaste, but is mostly pretty smooth. Solid brew, fantastic name and label.


 stouby (1932), Holbaek, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 13, 2009  
Bottle at home. Redbrown with a light brown head. Aroma heavy malty (caramel, brown sugar, dark fruits). Flavor heavy sweet, weak bitter. Light body despite the strength.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More Belgian Strong Ales

Westvleteren Extra 8 (4.24)

Struise Pannepot Reserva (4.21)

Struise Pannepot (4.2)

Rochefort Trappistes 8 (4.11)

Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme (4.1)

Abbaye des Rocs Brune (4.09)

Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva (4.05)

Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru (4.04)

De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva (4.03)

Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue (4.01)

Chimay Bleue (Blue) (4.01)

Bush de Nuits (4)

Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus (4)

Bush Prestige (Scaldis Prestige) (3.97)

Abbaye des Rocs Triple Impériale (3.96)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC